Pariah (character)

Pariah (Kell Mossa) is a fictional character in stories published by DC Comics. He is a cosmologist who first appeared as a pivotal character during the Crisis on Infinite Earths storyline.

Pariah
Pariah as depicted in Crisis on Infinite Earths: Absolute Edition #1 (November 2005). Art by George Pérez.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Crisis on Infinite Earths #1 (April 1985)
Created by	Marv Wolfman (writer) George Pérez (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Kell Mossa
Species	Human
Team affiliations	Black Lantern Corps Dark Army
Abilities	Genius-level intellect Brilliant scientist Invulnerability Immortality Teleportation Flight

Publication history

Pariah first appeared in Crisis on Infinite Earths #1 (April 1985), and was created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez.^[1]

Fictional biography

Pariah is a scientist from an unidentified alternate universe that was destroyed by the Anti-Monitor. The Monitor rescues him and forces him to witness the destruction of other universes.

In Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Anti-Monitor escapes his prison and ravages the multiverse. After the Anti-Monitor is destroyed and the multiverse reduced to a singular universe, Pariah, Lady Quark, and Harbinger embark to explore it.^[2][3][4]

Years later, Pariah is killed by Alexander Luthor Jr.^[5][6] In Blackest Night, he is temporarily resurrected as a Black Lantern.^[7][8]

Pariah is resurrected in The New 52 continuity reboot, where he makes a minor appearance as a prisoner of A.R.G.U.S.^[9] In Dark Crisis, Pariah is corrupted by the Great Darkness and battles the Justice League before being killed by his anti-matter cannon.^[10][11]

Powers and abilities

Pariah is seemingly indestructible and immortal. During Crisis on Infinite Earths, he survived a catastrophic disaster caused by the Anti-Monitor. Granted by the Monitor, he can teleport to other multiverses which serve as his focal point. He possesses superhuman physical abilities and can fly. Using the Great Darkness, he can create pocket dimensions and erase others from existence.^[12]

In other media

• An original incarnation of Pariah, Nash Wells, appears in the Arrowverse crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths" (2019), portrayed by Tom Cavanagh.^[13]
• An original incarnation of Pariah, John Constantine, appears in the Tomorrowverse films Green Lantern: Beware My Power and Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, voiced by Nolan North.^[14][15]